I have been reading and I thought I would share my thoughts on starting to read the Bible and "some" of my thoughts on Genesis. I am really enjoying reading and I am glad I started in the Old Testament. I do believe it will take me awhile to read the entire Bible, but I am going to enjoy the journey.
I will continue to share some of my journey. However I do believe if you have read the Bible or plan to read it you have or will find some things are too personal to share with the entire world. I do have a friend who reading also. I call her and talk and she told me "yeah not everyone is ready for an evangelical friend". That is hilarious!
So far this is what I think of Genesis . . .
1. I love all the Agriculture correlations. If you have Agriculture in your DNA you should read Genesis. As for the rest of the Bible, I will have to let you know.
2. There are some really naughty people in Genesis who did some really questionable things. I don't believe I will never use the phrase "what is the world coming to" ever again. Yes Genesis is that "wrong".
3. I understand why later in the Bible, God puts men in charge of the household. Women made one terrible decision after another in Genesis. I guess we just can't be trusted. bahahaha. First there was Eve but then there was Sarah's decision to "get" a child. Wow!
4. I also found it interesting that for my entire life I thought Noah and his family only stayed on the boat for 40 days and 40 nights. I do believe this would be bad enough with all of those animals and their waste. But really they had to wait for a lot longer than that for the water to recede. I love animals but that was a long time.
Bottom Line: I would recommend reading Genesis from a Bible that explains the verses like Cliff Notes on the bottom of each page. I would recommend reading Genesis like I would recommend a good movie.
Very true!
ReplyDeleteHow interesting. I love to read the things you come up with Janice. You can read the Bible in a year. If you like I will mail you a copy of my old Reading Guide. If you want it just call and give me your address or I can email it to you. Hi to Jake and the girls and Hugs to you. Judy
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